Good MorningThe sell-off in equities extended for a third week with the S&P 500 shedding about 2% for the session. The move was driven by increasing fear of FOMC aggression and could easily take the index back down to the 4,200 level. The risk for the market now is that 4,200 will not hold and a much deeper decline is on the way. That decline could be sparked by the Fed when it begins hiking rates because there is a real risk of recession. The CME Fedwatch Tool has the market pricing in 8 to 10 quarter-point hikes by July which would be the fasted pace in living memory.
Next week's action will be all about earnings and inflation. The peak of Q1 reporting begins next week and should bring upwards of 100 earnings reports from S&P 500 companies. On the inflation front, the PCE Price Index is slated for release on Friday and could mark the end of any pretense of bullishness in the market. This will be the 13th report since inflation began to spike and there is every indication it will be another hot report.
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Finance | | Global logistics real estate investment trust (REIT) Prologis (NYSE: PLD) stock has been resilient in the face of the sell-off in benchmark indices. The world’s largest REIT focuses on building and managing logistics warehouses throughout America, Europe, and Asia. Shares recently hit an all-t... Read the Full Story |
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From Our Partners | | BlackRock, JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, and Fidelity are reportedly accumulating a scarce blockchain asset - one that gets burned with every transaction on what analysts are calling America's new financial grid.
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Consumer Staples | |
These 3 Reliable Stocks Are Ideal for Retirement Portfolios
Resilience is a difficult quality to find in the stock market, which is why investors tend to pay a premium for established companies that can provide solace during market volatility. These are the types of investments that you can count... Read the Full Story |
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Markets | |
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Retail/Wholesale | |
Slowing Growth Caps Gains In Tractor Supply Company
Tractor Supply Company (NASDAQ: TSCO) is one of our favorite stories from the pandemic but it seems that, at long last, those tailwinds have ceased to blow. The company is still growing and is still forecasting growth but it has slowed from the ... Read the Full Story |
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Technology | | It’s looking like it could be a volatile end to the week of shares of Snap (NYSE: SNAP), the social media giant. They reported their Q1 earnings after yesterday’s bell and the numbers were well off the mark. Non-GAAP EPS was in the red at -$0.02, when a minor profit had been expected by ... Read the Full Story |
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From Our Partners | | With OpenAI and Anthropic moving closer to the IPO spotlight, AI excitement could spill into several public-market sectors this summer - and most investors may chase the obvious names too late.
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Retail/Wholesale | |
A unique environment brings uncertainty to both companies
As earnings season begins in earnest, the market heard from two companies that benefited from the surge in used car demand in 2021. Carvana (NYSE:CVNA) and AutoNation (NYSE:AN) were hoping to deliver reports that would change the fortunes... Read the Full Story |
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Consumer Staples | |
After two years of supply-demand imbalances, what numbers should investors be looking at?
Boston Beer Company (NYSE: SAM) stock is trading 73% lower than its 52-week high. And the company’s first-quarter 2022 revenue and earnings are projected to come in lower on a year-over-year (YOY) bas... Read the Full Story |
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Energy | |
Sell-Side Support Is Driving Kinder Morgan Higher
Kinder Morgan (NYSE: KMI) caught our eye last year as a high-yielding value that we might want to own. The company was exiting a period of underperformance and reorganization and looking ahead to a favorable market environment. Now, a year later,... Read the Full Story |
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Utilities | |
The clean energy company is swimming against the stream for now
NextEra Energy (NYSE: NEE) is one of the leading clean energy companies in the United States. And that served the company very well for most of the last two years. From the onset of the pandemic through 2021, NEE stock climbed by 94... Read the Full Story |
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Basic Materials | | Steel Dynamics Scores Record Results On Strong Demand
Steel Dynamics (NASDAQ: STLD) share prices have been scaling new heights on demand and pricing expectations along with the company’s efforts to expand to meet that demand. The Q1 results not only confirm those expectations but indicate th... Read the Full Story |
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Monday's Early Bird Stock Of The Day Carvana Co., together with its subsidiaries, operates an e-commerce platform for buying and selling used cars in the United States. Its platform allows customers to research and identify a vehicle; inspect it using company's 360-degree vehicle imaging technology; obtain financing and warranty coverage; purchase the vehicle; and schedule delivery or pick-up from their desktop or mobile devices. The company also operates auction sites. The company was founded in 2012 and is based in Tempe, Arizona. | | View Today's Stock Pick |
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